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This week, Scott Hodge continues our four-week journey through Advent by posing a few introspective questions about the liminal, or in-between, spaces that we are invited to reflect on during this season.

This weekend, the Orchard Community gathers for a special, all ages gathering to pause and express gratitude for the things we’re thankful for, while also preparing our hearts for the upcoming Advent season.

This weekend, Scott Hodge concludes our series “The Jesus Sermon” by exploring the eighth and final Beatitude – “Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”

This weekend, guest and friend of The Orchard Jon Huckins continues our series “The Jesus Sermon” by exploring the seventh of eight Beatitudes – “Blessed are the Peacemakers for they will be called children of God.”

This weekend, Scott Hodge continues our series “The Jesus Sermon” by exploring the fourth of eight Beatitudes – “Blessed are the those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.”

This weekend we begin a new series at The Orchard entitled “The Jesus Sermon.” Scott Hodge kicks off the series by exploring the first of eight Beatitudes – “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.”

This weekend, Scott Hodge concludes the series “The Bible Tells Me So?” and we reflect on how we gain the most from the Bible, an ever-unfolding narrative, by reading it in community and with humility, all while acknowledging the context in which it was written.

Scott Hodge continues our series, “The Bible Tells Me So?” by giving us several examples from the scriptures that show us a loving God constantly nudging and leading humanity into new and better ways of understanding God, themselves and the world around them.

This week, Lead Pastor Scott Hodge kicks off the series “The Bible Tells Me So?”, in which we look at the book that, for some, inspires and comforts; and for others feels confusing, overwhelming, and perhaps at times, even difficult. We begin our 3-week series with the thought that how you SEE the Bible determines HOW you understand and use the Bible.

This weekend, Scott reflects on the changes The Orchard has gone through in the past year as well as the seasons of change we all experience personally. We are encouraged to rely on God through the uncertainty of these seasons and, through prayer and sacred practices like Lectio Devina, we ask God to use these challenges to bring us to a place of renewal and wholeness.